Cast members of Ohio University-Lancaster's production of To Kill a Mockingbird. Tickets are on sale now and performances are from Oct. 17-20.

Tickets are on sale now for Ohio University-Lancaster Theatre's production of "To Kill a Mockingbird," starting on Oct. 17. The show will run through Oct. 20.

Two Ohio University-Lancaster students who are part of the OU-L Theatre's production of To Kill a Mockingbird this fall say the play has deepened the meaning of the classic novel for them.

"There's so much to this story," said senior Shannon Webb, who plays the part of Jean Louise Finch in the show. "Harper Lee does such an amazing job telling such a deep, meaningful story. It's an amazing play."

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is based on a novel by Lee. The book was published in the early 1960s and won the Pulitzer Prize. The story is about a lawyer, Atticus Finch, in a racially divided Alabama town in the 1930s. Finch agrees to defend a young black man who is accused of raping a white woman.

OU-L freshman Jordan LeuVoy plays the role of Atticus Finch. He is thrilled to be a part of this production.

"To Kill a Mockingbird was one of my favorite books in high school," said LeuVoy. "I know it's not often that a book you are required to read becomes one of your favorites, but I just found the story so meaningful."

"I have always wanted to do To Kill a Mockingbird. It was one of the first shows I was cast in professionally when I did my college internship. I was Reverend Sykes," said OU-L Theatre Director Victor Jones in a release about the show. "I think the show is beautifully written with a wonderful message."